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Probate and Trust Administration
- Special Needs: San Diego Probate Lawyer on Why a Trust Is Better
- Executor Misconduct Needs Intervention by California Trust Lawyer
- California Probate Lawyers: Finalizing Your Appointment as Executor
- Pour-Over Will Not a Cure-All, Say San Diego Probate Attorneys
- San Diego Probate Attorneys Explain the IAEA and Probate Real Estate
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Singer Etta James Dies at 73; $1 Million Estate Possibly in Probate...
Posted on 2/4/2012
New 2012 Legislation AB 1305 Impacts California Probate...
Posted on 1/17/2012
Estate Planning and Incapacitating Chronic Illness in California...
Posted on 11/16/2011
California Raises Limit For Small Estates Procedure to $150,000...
Posted on 11/2/2011
The Simplified Procedure to Transfer Estates in California...
Posted on 11/1/2011
What Does A California Transfer Agent Do?...
Posted on 10/24/2011
A Durable Power of Attorney Can Make All the Difference in California...
Posted on 10/14/2011
When Is the California Decedent’s Income Tax Return “Fiduciary?”...
Posted on 10/8/2011
The Abstract Nature of Intangible Personal Property...
Posted on 10/6/2011
How Do You Define Real Estate in California?...
Posted on 10/1/2011
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Probate and Trust Administration
- Who Is the Probate Referee? From a California Probate Lawyer
- San Diego Probate Attorneys Explain the Prudent Investor Rule
- San Diego Probate Lawyer And Executor Fees For California Probate
- No Short Cuts for Riverside Trustees, Says San Diego Probate Lawyer
- Circumstances Where California Probate Is Not Necessary
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Read our blog regularly to know more about California probate rules, wills, executors, assets collection and distribution, living trusts, forms, deadlines, and fees.Probate and Trust Administration
Special Needs: San Diego Probate Lawyer on Why a Trust Is Better
San Diego probate attorneys at the Grossman Law Firm explain the risk a special needs beneficiary might face when inheriting assets. Executor Misconduct Needs Intervention by California Trust Lawyer
The California trust lawyers at The Grossman Law Firm offer some examples of executor misconduct and what to do about it. California Probate Lawyers: Finalizing Your Appointment as Executor
A brief overview of how the executor named in the will is officially appointed, by the California probate lawyers at the Grossman Law Firm. Pour-Over Will Not a Cure-All, Say San Diego Probate Attorneys
A pour-over will can be useful for catching assets not yet transferred into a trust, but what are the side effects? Read more by The Grossman Law Firm. San Diego Probate Attorneys Explain the IAEA and Probate Real Estate
What is the Independent Administration of Estates Act and how might it impact your probate estate? San Diego probate attorneys at The Grossman Law Firm explain. Investment Management in Probate from San Diego Probate Attorneys
The San Diego probate attorneys at the Grossman Law Firm give a short overview of investment management of probate assets. San Diego Probate Lawyers Explain Why They Don’t Take Every Case
The California Trust Attorneys at The Grossman Law Firm don’t take every case that comes to them. What are some of the cases we don’t take? What a San Diego Probate Lawyer Can Do for You in California Probate
The probate attorneys at The Grossman Law Firm reveal how they can help you during the probate process of a loved one’s estate. San Diego Probate Lawyers Explain CA Creditors Claims Procedure
San Diego trust lawyers at Grossman Law reveal a powerful tool trustees can use to cut back and eventually halt creditor’s claims against the trust. Review Your Estate Plan For 2012, Says San Diego Probate Lawyer
The new year is a great time to make sure your California estate plan is up to date. Read more from the San Diego probate lawyers at The Grossman Law Firm. From San Diego Probate Lawyers: Why Deal With Trust Administration?
You’ve heard that San Diego trust administration can be a terrible ordeal for the trustee. Why do it if you don’t have to? Read more from The Grossman Law Firm. Refinancing Can Complicate the Execution of Your California Estate
Protect your beneficiaries by avoiding a common mistake made when refinancing a mortgage. California probate attorneys at The Grossman Law Firm fill you in. The Spousal Property Petition: Avoid Full California Probate
San Diego trust attorneys at The Grossman Law Firm discuss a simplified form of probate available when the sole beneficiary is a spouse or domestic partner. Why You Want the Right Attorney for Your California Probate Case
Common things that can go wrong in San Diego probate when you’ve selected a lawyer who doesn’t specialize in the practice area, by the Grossman Law Firm. California Baby Boomers Should Accept That They Are Not Eternal
Some California baby boomers may disagree, but they are not immortal and should start thinking that way, San Diego probate attorney Scott Grossman reports.Labels:
Is the California Trustee’s Work Adequately Compensated?
Administering a California trust takes time and requires skills. It would be normal to compensate the trustee, but the question is how. Call us for free advice. Second Marriages Often Wreck the Execution of an Estate Plan
In a Financial Advisor article, California estate planning lawyer Scott Grossman and other interviewed professionals talk about the problem of second marriages.Labels:
Formal Creditor Claim Not Necessary to Pay Utility Bills in California
There is no need to issue a Notice of Administration to Creditors in order to pay some of the decedent’s bills. Order your free California probate book here. Paying Bills, Investing, and Collecting Funds for a California Estate
Under the California probate rules, the estate’s representative cannot invest the decedent’s funds in shares or gold. Read more about safe administration.Labels:
The Finishing Line: Filing for Discharge from California Probate Duty
The estate representative will be greatly relieved when the California court finally discharges him or her from all probate duties. Call us now for free advice. Confronting the Will with Reality under California Probate Rules
There are many reasons why the representative of a California estate may have trouble executing the decedent’s will, says San Diego probate attorney Grossman.Labels:
How Do You Clear Title to California Real Property in Joint Tenancy?
What should the representative do to record the transfer of ownership of California real property when a joint tenant has died? Call us for free information. Putting a Value on Tangible Personal Property in California
How do you evaluate the decedent’s coin collection or racehorses? What about sculptures or a sailing boat? Ask San Diego probate attorney Scott Grossman.Labels:
Putting a Value on Things Under California Probate Law
San Diego California attorney Scott Grossman explains how the probate referee and the personal representative both evaluate part of the probated estate. Valuing a Decedent’s Stocks and Bonds in California Can Be Tricky
Putting the right value on each one of the different stocks and bonds in a decedent’s portfolio can be hard work, says California probate lawyer Scott Grossman.Free Consultation
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Trust Litigation & Probate Litigation
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- As a non-professional trustee who is preparing to invest trust assets as part of my trust administration, do I really need to hire a professional financial advisor?
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- How do I invoke the creditors claim procedure to limit and eventually stop creditors from filing new claims against the California trust I am administrating?